The National Board of
Examinations is an autonomous organization functioning under the Ministry of
Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India. The prime objective of the Board
is to conduct post-graduate examinations of high and uniform standard through
out the country in 42 specialties including DNB is Family medicine. National
Board of Examinations is keen to encourage family medicine as a specialty
programme since it serves the needs of the society by providing comprehensive
and continuing care of the patients in their own settings.

Objectives:

1)The present
undergraduate medical curriculum and the internship period are inadequate to
turn out well trained, safe and competent medical professionals to serve the
Community Needs.,

2)Preventive, Promotive
and Rehabilitative aspects which form an integral part of healthy living has
lost its focus with most of the medical practitioners.

3)More than 80 percent of
our population are either urban poor or Rural based.They are unable to get access to medical care facilitiesfrom existing hospitals.

4)To practice holistic medicine
the treating physician needs to understand the social, cultural and economic
conditions of the family.

5)Family physician needs
to make optimal use of funds and Judicious selection of Investigations.

6)Family Physicians form
the backbone of any health delivery system. Management of emergencies and
appropriate two way referral to the specialist and back for follow up
facilitate patient care.

7)The recently launched
Prime Ministers Rural Health care Mission
would require large number of doctors who are willing to serve the community
needs.

Which are the Institutions eligible
to apply:

1)All hospitals
attached to Government and PrivateMedicalColleges

2)All Government
hospitals including General Hospitals, District hospitals, ESI, Defence, Railways,
etc

1.The hospital should
have full time consultants with Postgraduate qualifications MD/MS or DNB or
equivalent.Internal Medicine, General
Surgery, Ob & Gyn, Paediatrics and full time/part time/ visiting
consultants in other specialities.

2.Thehospitalshouldhave a minimum
numberof50 beds (for

2 candidates) and 100 beds (for 4 candidates)

3.The hospital should
have casuality/emergency medicine department with 24 hours service including
availability of Anaesthetists and Blood transfusion services.

5.Facilities for teaching
in small groups, seminars, bed side clinics.

6.Library with standard
text books and journals and access to internet.

Eligibility criteria for the Candidates:

1.Any Medical Graduate
with MBBS qualification, who has completed Internship and registered with MCI/
State Medical Council (age limit upto 50 years)

2.Any medical graduate
holding P.G.diploma qualification from Indian universities and Foreign Medical
graduates who have passed screening test conducted by the NBE and Registered
with MCI/State Medical Council.

3.In service candidates
from Defence Central/State Govt. or Railways Public sector institutions.

How to apply:

1.The Institutions which are
keen on starting the programme shall fill in the forms available at NBE Office
or downloaded from Internet  Complete details should be provided on Faculty
members and ancillary services.

2.The accredited
institutions shall send the names of the candidates selected for Registration
with NBE

Duration of the Course:

Full Time-ThreeYears

Part Time-Not less than 20 hours per week

Commencement of the programme  June/December 2005

Course content and Syllabus:

1.Thetrainee will be required to do his/her
postings by rotation through all the departments/speciality services in the
hospital and posted to institutions outside for such of the areas not available
in the Institution;

The
detailed structured curriculam and stepwise training schedule will be available
in the NBE Website.

Stipend / Course Fee:

The institution should employ the candidates and provide
clinical responsibilities of a Senior Resident and pay the remuneration for his
services.

It is desirable to provide
accommodation whereverit is possible.

Evaluation:

1.There will be no
entrance test to join for the course.The Institution shall select suitable candidates with aptitude for
general practice, their concern and compassion to live within the community to
ensure healthy living.

2.The candidate will be
evaluated for various technical skills, medical ethics and communication skill
at the end of 12-18 months.

3.The candidate shall
maintain a Log Book recording learning objectives, management of emergencies,
complications and also submit a Thesis on Common subject relevant to general
medical practice.

4.The candidate will be
awarded credit hours for attending various academic
programmes/seminars/professional conferences conducted by IMA /Professional
Bodies and others.